System and method of modifying policy settings in an electronic device
First Claim
1. A mobile communication device for controlling communication in a communication network comprising:
- an interface adapted to communicate between said mobile communication device and at least one base station in each of a plurality of geographic regions, said at least one base station having an identifier that distinguishes said at least one base station from other base stations; and
,a microcomputer connected to said interface and adapted to maintain a policy associated with each said region;
said policy comprising data representative of a plurality of base station identifiers and, in association with each of said plurality of base station identifiers, one or more indications respectively indicative of whether a respective given communication type, of a plurality of communication types, is permitted or disallowed with the corresponding base station, said plurality of communication types comprising one or more of different service types and different format types; and
said microcomputer adapted to determine whether a received base station identifier for said communication in any one of said regions is included in said data;
said microcomputer adapted to permit said interface to communicate in accordance with said policy based on said received base station identifier and an associated one of said one or more indications.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of modifying policy settings in an electronic device. An embodiment includes a plurality of access stations, each capable of wirelessly transmitting across a geographic region. A mobile electronic device, capable of roaming between regions is operable to establish a wireless link with the access stations. The device is owned by an office which sets communication policies determining through which access stations mobile device can place voice calls. This policy is stored on an office server as a database and periodically transmitted to the device as the device makes contact with the office server over the internet. Hence, the device maintains a copy of this policy database. When placing a voice call, the device first determines which access station is serving the region it is located in and then determines whether it is allowed to place a call through that access station using its policy database.
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1. A mobile communication device for controlling communication in a communication network comprising:
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an interface adapted to communicate between said mobile communication device and at least one base station in each of a plurality of geographic regions, said at least one base station having an identifier that distinguishes said at least one base station from other base stations; and
,a microcomputer connected to said interface and adapted to maintain a policy associated with each said region;
said policy comprising data representative of a plurality of base station identifiers and, in association with each of said plurality of base station identifiers, one or more indications respectively indicative of whether a respective given communication type, of a plurality of communication types, is permitted or disallowed with the corresponding base station, said plurality of communication types comprising one or more of different service types and different format types; andsaid microcomputer adapted to determine whether a received base station identifier for said communication in any one of said regions is included in said data;
said microcomputer adapted to permit said interface to communicate in accordance with said policy based on said received base station identifier and an associated one of said one or more indications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling communications with a mobile communication device comprising:
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establishing a link between the mobile device and at least one base station in each of a plurality of geographic regions, said at least one base station having an identifier that distinguishes said at least one base station from other base stations; maintaining a policy at said mobile communication device associated with each said region;
said policy comprising data representative of a plurality of base station identifiers and, in association with each of said plurality of base station identifiers, one or more indications respectively indicative of whether a respective given communication type, of a plurality of communication types, is permitted or disallowed with the corresponding base station, said plurality of communication types comprising one or more of different service types and different format types;determining whether said communication is permitted for each said region based on whether a received base station identifier for said at least one base station is included in said data; and permitting communication between said mobile device and said at least one base station in accordance with said policy based on said received base station identifier and an associated one of said one or more indications. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for a mobile communication device having a processor, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer-readable program code adapted to be executable on said processor to implement a method of controlling communications with said mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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establishing a link between the mobile device and at least one base station in each of a plurality of geographic regions, said at least one base station having an identifier that distinguishes said at least one base station from other base stations; maintaining a policy at said mobile communication device associated with each said region;
said policy comprising data representative of a plurality of base station identifiers and, in association with each of said plurality of base station identifiers, one or more indications respectively indicative of whether a respective given communication type, of a plurality of communication types, is permitted or disallowed with the corresponding base station, said plurality of communication types comprising one or more of different service types and different format types;determining whether said communication is permitted for each said region based on whether a received base station identifier for said at least one base station is included in said data; and permitting communication between said mobile device and said at least one base station in accordance with said policy based on said received base station identifier and an associated one of said one or more indications.
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